Steelheads announce protected list

Boise, ID (6/2/2015) - Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Brad Ralph, in conjunction with the ECHL, announced the protected list for the Idaho Steelheads on Tuesday.

The protected list consists of 28 players whose ECHL rights are currently owned by the Steelheads.  The list:

Goaltenders (3):  Olivier Roy, Chris Rawlings, Tyler BeskorowanyDefensemen (12): Scott Valentine, Travis Ehrhardt, Charlie Dodero, Patrick Cullity, Zach Kamrass,, Jake Rutt, Martin Lee, Shawn Boutin, Eamonn McDermott, Matt Case, Drew Baker, Gaelan PattersonForwards (13):  Levi Nelson, Steve Quailer, David deKastrozza, Alex Belzile, Wade MacLeod, Jefferson Dahl, James Livingston, Colton Beck, Brett Robinson, Jason Bast, Rob Linsmayer, Anthony Nigro, Tommy Grant

Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:

1. Signed an SPC in 2014-15 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2014-15, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR

3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR

4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR

5. Signed an SPC on or after the first day of the 2014-15 Regular Season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR

6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released.

Protected lists may exceed 20 players.

The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2014-15.

Season tickets are on sale now with full-season packages starting as low as $275 per seat for all 36 home games.  Partial-season packages are also available.  Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for more information or log on to www.idahosteelheads.com.